Terry Devon

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Teresa "Terry" Devon (* 19th May 1922 in London , † 5. April 2013 ibid) was a British jazz singer , also in the light music emerged.

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Devon, who initially worked as a hairdresser in her father's salon, won a crooner competition on Radio Luxembourg as a teenager . Then she sang in Billy Thorburn's orchestra; In 1939 she made her first recordings for radio; They recorded their first records for Parlophone , first Any Old Hearts To Mend , then To Mother With Love and Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye . From 1941 she was a member of Oscar Rabin's orchestra and in 1945 she was part of the keynotes that appeared every week on the BBC's comedy radio show Take It from Here . Then she sang with Geraldo and Tito Burns , where she developed her talent for scat singing . She has now made records such as Be Bop Spoken Here , and I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles for Decca Records . With the birth of her older daughter in 1953, she ended her singing career.

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SURNAME Devon, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Devon, Teresa (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 2013
Place of death London